The 2010–11 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was a figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season, held in conjunction with the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. It was the culminating competition of both the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition, and the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix, a junior-level international competition.
The event was held in Beijing, China from December 8–12, 2010.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.
Schedule
(Local Time, GMT +08:00)
- Thursday, December 9
- 16:45 Junior ice dance: Short dance
- 18:10 Junior ladies: Short program
- 19:35 Junior men: Short program
- 21:00 Junior pairs: Short program
- Friday, December 10
- 14:15 Junior ice dance: Free dance
- 15:45 Junior ladies: Free skating
- 17:15 Ice dance: Short dance
- 18:25 Men: Short program
- 19:30 Ladies: Short program
- 20:35 Pairs: Short program
- Saturday, December 11
- 13:45 Junior men: Free skating
- 15:20 Junior pairs: Free skating
- 16:55 Men: Free skating
- 18:10 Ladies: Free skating
- 19:20 Ice dance: Free dance
- 20:40 Pairs: Free skating
- Sunday, December 12
Qualifiers
Senior-level qualifiers
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010 were eligible to compete at two senior 2010–11 Grand Prix events, including the 2010 NHK Trophy, 2010 Skate Canada International, 2010 Cup of China, 2010 Skate America, 2010 Cup of Russia, and 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. They earned points at these events and the six highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the senior Grand Prix Final. The following skaters qualified for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final.
Junior-level qualifiers
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2010 but were not yet 19 on that date (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete at two 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix events. They earned points at these events and the eight highest ranking skaters/teams qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.
The following skaters qualified for the 2010–2011 Junior Grand Prix Final.[2][3][4][5]
Competition notes
In the junior event, Kiri Baga had to withdraw due to Achilles tendinopathy in her left ankle.[6] Sui Wenjing and Han Cong withdrew due to qualification to senior Grand Prix Final. There were allegations that two female skaters, Sui in the senior event and Yu Xiaoyu in the junior event, were too young for those competitions, while a male skater Jin Yang was alleged to be too old for the junior event.[7]
In men's singles, Patrick Chan won his first Grand Prix Final title after edging past Nobunari Oda.[8][9] In ladies, Alissa Czisny also won her first title, ahead of Carolina Kostner.[10][11] In pair skating, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won their second title.[13] In ice dancing, Meryl Davis and Charlie White successfully defended their title.[14][15]
In the Junior GP Final, Richard Dornbush won the men's event,[16][17] in his third trip to the event. In ladies, Adelina Sotnikova won the title in her debut.[18][19] There was a tie for third in junior ladies, with Li Zijun and Risa Shoji both finishing with 149.82 points. The tiebreaker gave the medal to the free skate winner.[19] Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran won Japan's first pair skating JGP Final title.
[21] Ice dancers Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin won their second JGP Final title as Russia swept the podium.[22][23]
Senior-level results
Men
The men's medalists
Ladies
The ladies medalists
Pairs
The pairs medalists
Ice dancing
The dance medalists
Medal count
Junior-level results
Junior men
The men's medalists
Junior ladies
The ladies medalists
Junior pairs
The pairs medalists
Junior ice dancing
The dance medalists
References
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2010". International Skating Union. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Men". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ladies". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Pairs". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010/2011 Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Baga withdraws from Junior Grand Prix Final". U.S. Figure Skating (icenetwork.com). November 25, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ "China eyed over 9 athletes' ages". ESPN. Associated Press. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 10, 2010). "Oda first after Men's short; Chan second". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Chan edges out Oda for Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 10, 2010). "Czisny surprises in Beijing". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Czisny captures first Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Savchenko and Szolkowy win Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 10, 2010). "Davis and White lead ice dance in Beijing". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Davis and White defend Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 9, 2010). "Dornbush leads; Messing second". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Dornbush seizes Junior Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 9, 2010). "Sotnikova places first in short program; Russia 1–2–3". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- 1 2 Kondakova, Anna (December 10, 2010). "Sotnikova takes Junior Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 11, 2010). "Takahashi and Tran take gold in Beijing". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 9, 2010). "Sinitsina and Zhiganshin lead dance in Beijing; teammates follow". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 10, 2010). "Monko and Khaliavin defend Junior Grand Prix title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
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